By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 1402
(In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2009; March 17, 2009, read
first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
April 15, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 15, 2009,
sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1402 By: Van de Putte
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring certain political subdivisions to enter a
contract with the county elections administrator to perform
election services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 31, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 31.0925 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.0925. REQUEST FOR SERVICES REQUIRED. (a) This
section applies only to a political subdivision located entirely in
a county:
(1) with a population of more than 500,000 that is
served by a county elections administrator; and
(2) that does not contain a municipality with a
population of more than 150,000.
(b) The governing body of a political subdivision shall
request an election services contract with the county elections
administrator to perform all duties and functions of the political
subdivision in relation to an election that may be transferred
under this subchapter if the political subdivision receives a
petition requesting the contract signed by a number of registered
voters residing in the political subdivision that is equal to or
exceeds one percent of all votes cast in the most recent general
election held by the political subdivision.
(c) A petition under this section must be submitted to the
clerk of the political subdivision before January 1 of the year in
which the election to be administered under the requested election
services contract will be held.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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